Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,596.29
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
12 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
919
Capacity
900 (102%)
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
50.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.1
Mean salary
£50,339
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 948 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 78.8% | +£54k | £291k | 4.3% | £7,317 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.7m | 80.3% | +£80k | £372k | 5.2% | £7,622 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 80.3% | +£49k | £421k | 5.5% | £8,204 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 84.4% | -£278k | £143k | 1.8% | £8,596 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£440k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.0%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 42.6 | 59.4% | 36.0% | 28.0% | — | 175 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 72.5 | 12.7 | £41,784 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 68.8 | 13.5 | £43,823 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2022/23 | 66.8 | 13.9 | £45,680 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 64.8 | 14.3 | £48,974 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 13.1 | £50,339 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.8% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 1,060 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.6% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,033 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.6% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 994 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 996 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.4% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 956 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 936 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 24.9% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 948 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 40.1% | 6.7% | 4.1% | 944 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 41.5% | 6.7% | 4.3% | 954 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 33.4% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 953 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 30.7% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 948 |
12 January 2012 · S5 Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2009 | — | Requires improvement |